Watching him gradually depart, Roger no longer stopped him and let him leave.
At this moment, two people walked out from behind Roger and stood on his left and right.
They were Roger's left and right-hand men, Rayleigh and Gaban.
"Roger, why did you invite him onto the Pirate Ship?"
Rayleigh was very puzzled by Roger's action; they were not far from the final island, so why would he still invite someone?
"Hahahahaha, Rayleigh, the Captain naturally has his reasons for doing so, you don't need to worry about it," Gaban teased Rayleigh.
"Damn Gaban, I'm just curious, I didn't say I disagreed!" Rayleigh yelled at Gaban.
"I have a special feeling about that kid," Roger said.
Hearing this, Rayleigh and Gaban stopped arguing, both stepped back two paces, hugged themselves, and stared at Roger with strange eyes.
Even someone like Roger felt uncomfortable under such strange gazes.
"Hey, Rayleigh, Gaban, it's not what you think."
Roger took a step forward and quickly explained, if this were confirmed, he probably wouldn't be able to stay on the Pirate Ship!
Seeing Roger step forward, the two immediately stepped back again.
"Roger, I didn't expect you to have such a Hobbies."
"Roger, on our Pirate Ship, Rayleigh is the most handsome, Crocus is also fine, but don't set your sights on me!"
Rayleigh and Gaban said simultaneously.
After speaking, Rayleigh looked at Gaban in disbelief. This old man, he was indeed handsome, but what if Roger didn't like handsome men?
"Gaban, want to fight?!"
"Let's go, who's afraid of whom?!"
The two were head to head, their eyes seemingly spitting fire.
Neither of them paid attention to Roger. Their foreheads pressed together, and they continued to argue, walking step by step towards the beach.
Seeing this, Roger became anxious and chased after them, shouting, "Rayleigh, Gaban, it's not what you think!!!"
Seeing Roger chasing them, Rayleigh and Gaban immediately separated, the tense atmosphere instantly disappeared, and they both switched to escape mode.
"Roger, we will not yield!!!"
... Karl, who quickly left, no longer dwelled on why Roger had invited him onto the Pirate Ship; he wasn't very interested in the great treasure anyway.
Karl left Kuri directly and headed to Onigashima. From the current situation, Roger and his crew shouldn't stay in Wano Country for too long.
In that case, they still had plenty of time to develop.
Returning to Onigashima, Karl went straight to Kaido's location.
The interior of Onigashima was now luxuriously decorated. After all, it wasn't the Beasts' resources; Orochi had sent people to renovate everything.
At this moment, Kaido sat at the very top, with the hassaikai leaning nearby, already subtly exuding the aura of a supreme ruler.
However, the atmosphere on site was somewhat oppressive.
King, Queen, and all the Beasts' executives were present, each looking solemn.
The pressure from the Roger Pirates was too great. One Pirate Ship with three Conqueror's Haki users, two of whom had mastered Haoshoku Coating, an advanced application of Conqueror's Haki.
Besides that, there was also Gaban and numerous other powerful crew members, something the current Beasts could not contend with.
The Beasts currently only had Kaido as a Conqueror's Haki user, and he hadn't yet skillfully mastered Haoshoku Coating. If one were to count, Karl also had it, but he couldn't even release it autonomously yet.
The other executives were even less of a match for the Roger Pirates.
In fact, when he learned of Roger's arrival, he had already prepared to fight Roger and his crew to buy time for King and the others to escape.
He admitted that he was not a match for Roger and his crew right now, but if he wanted to leave, Roger and his crew couldn't stop him. Kaido had that confidence!!!
"Wurorororo..."
"Karl, have you found anything?"
Kaido noticed Karl and knew that Karl had gone to gather information, so he asked directly.
Kaido looked very calm, as if the arrival of the Roger Pirates was not a big deal at all. After speaking, he picked up his sake flask and took a big gulp.
Anyone else could panic, but he alone could not, because he was the Captain of the Beasts Pirates, because he was Kaido of the Beasts!!!
"Boss Kaido, according to the information I received, Roger and his crew are only docking in Wano Country and will leave soon. Kozuki Oden will also leave."
"Kozuki Oden's return this time is likely to bring his wife back to Wano Country."
Karl recounted the information he had gathered.
"Wurorororo..."
"Roger! The last time we met was over a decade ago. I really want to fight him!"
"But now is not the time!"
Recalling his last meeting with Roger, it was during the God Valley Incident over a decade ago. Except for a very few people, most of the world didn't know that besides Marine Hero Garp, Pirate Roger also defeated Rocks!
Over a decade had passed, and Roger's strength must have grown even stronger, but he had also grown stronger during these past ten years. He truly wanted to know the gap between him and Roger!
He was Kaido of the Beasts! He firmly believed that one day he could reach or even surpass Roger!
But he didn't know that this might be his only chance to challenge Roger.
"After Roger leaves Wano Country, inform everyone to stand down from battle readiness!"
After a moment of contemplation, Kaido issued his order. Although Karl had brought information, he dared not let his guard down too much before Roger's departure.
The executives all agreed and began to prepare for the potential war that might break out below.
... Flower Capital, Shogun's Palace.
Orochi was in a state of panic at this moment. Just now, a samurai monitoring Oden's retainers in Kuri sent news.
Kozuki Oden had returned, bringing a woman and two children, and a huge Pirate Ship was docked at the shore.
Upon receiving this news, Orochi was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing frantically.
"Oden is back, what should I do, what should I do!"
"I'm going to die. He knows what I've done, he'll definitely kill me!"
Orochi paced back and forth in the room, constantly shouting.
His fear of Kozuki Oden could be said to be ingrained in his bones. In his eyes, Kaido was not as terrifying as Kozuki Oden.
This was due to being suppressed by the Kozuki family since childhood; otherwise, twenty years later, he wouldn't have been so panicked upon learning of the return of Kozuki Oden's former retainers.
The Kurozumi siblings knelt to the side. Their hearts were also not calm at this moment, but seeing Orochi's useless demeanor, they felt a surge of irritation.
If it weren't for the fact that there were only a few people left in the Kurozumi family, they wouldn't have chosen Orochi; it was a matter of picking the best from a bad lot.
"Orochi, what good is panicking? We have Kaido as an ally, and Kaido is one of the top pirates on the seas!"
"Immediately send a message to Kaido and have him deal with Kozuki Oden!"
Hearing this, Orochi's eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten Kaido? His fear of Kozuki Oden had made him forget he had an ally.
"Yes, yes! Fukurokuju, immediately have someone send a message to Kaido, tell him to deal with Kozuki Oden, and tell him that after Kozuki Oden is eliminated, Wano Country can fully establish factories!"